Nicola Mariani

Local Partner

Nicola Mariani is a partner in Dewey & LeBoeuf's Paris office. Prior to 2006, he was a member of the corporate and international arbitration departments at a leading magic circle firm in Paris for several years.

Mr. Mariani's practice centers on French and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, including public merger and acquisition transactions and transactions involving stock exchange matters. He also heads the Sports Law practice in the firm's Paris office.

Representative Matters

  • Advising the M1 Group in the acquisition of Façonnable;
  • Advising a French energy company in the acquisition of a gas-fired electrical plant;
  • Advising a financial institution in the negotiations of its title sponsorship agreement with an F1 racing team;
  • Advising an energy company in the acquisition of petroleum-related assets;
  • Advising a leading tire manufacturer in its supply agreements;
  • Advising a major oil company in relation to the acquisition of a listed company in France; and
  • Advising a major telecom company in its potential acquisition of a listed company in France.

Selected Activities

  • President, Association des Avocats au Barreau du Québec en France
  • Member, Chamber of Commerce France/Italy
  • Lecturer, Constitutional Law Seminar for Federally-Appointed Judges, Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, Canada

Education

  • University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, 2000, LL.B. (Common law)
  • University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, 1999, LL.L. (Civil Law)
  • National School of Public Administration, 2001, M.P.A
  • OAS International Law Course, Brazil, 1999
  • Jean de Brébeuf College, Degree in Humanities

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Québec

Languages

  • English
  • Italian
  • French
  • Spanish

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Nicola Mariani

Paris
+33 1 53 93 78 50

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